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Mr. Blue
Aug 28th
Visiting pet shops is what I like to do the most. Well, that’s next to visiting electronics shops 
But when Charlie (our pug) and fishes’ supplies are almost low, I would always make a trip to the nearest pet shop. It’s a very small shop with few birds in cages, rabbits, mice, and an aquarium full of sweet water fishes. I like looking at the animals, could stay there just happily watching them, only leaving when the owner starts giving me a ‘look’.
Although I said that I like watching the animals, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I like watching the birds especially in cages. I think birds belong to the skies. They deserve their freedom. Years ago we adopted a canary of a friend’s mother when the latter passed away. I would have released the yellow bird to the wild if it had the chance to survive, but I knew there was a nul chance of that so we took care of it until it decided to ‘leave’ us. Funny and smart little birdy he was.
Anyhow, this was a blue belgian rabbit that I saw during a visit to another petshop. It was my first time to see such beautiful blue colored-fur rabbit! If it wasn’t expensive having animals at home, I really wouldn’t mind having one. Beautiful animal, isn’t he?! When I was a young child, I remember feeding my grandmother’s rabbits, I loved giving them carrots, cabbage, fruits…sweet furry huggable animals really. But I must admit rabbits are nothing like dogs which you can have a connection and interaction with. Perhaps it’s also good that we couldn’t afford to take another pet…I would have liked to play with it just like I do with Charlie. 
I’m not an expert about rabbits but if you would like to read about them, perhaps this link is for you.
Which webhost is the best?
Aug 26th
As you can see this is a photoblog. It means a blog that was made to show and share photos that have been taken by me. There are a lot of photoblogs out there right now. You only need to google a key word when looking for a certain image and you’ll immediately get many links showing your searched ones. Most of them are from photoblogs such as mine.
The only disadvantage of having a photoblog is that it ‘eats’ a lot of webspace because photos need more diskspace than simple words. And I am certainly coming to my maximum allowed by my website host. I just don’t know if I’ll buy more diskspace from them since I find it too expensive.
Ah, who among you are in the same predicament as I am?
Well then, let’s see where we can find more diskspace or perhaps move to a new one altogether? The latter does sound pretty attractive to me at this moment! But like I tell my friends each time they ask me to help them search for a good webhost, always visit a website that offers a list of webhost services such as this webhosting to have an idea whether it’s a good one or not. That you need to read users’ reviews about the services they get. I tell you, taking time to read them patiently is all worth it. In my experience I would suggest to try not to get sucked in by ‘too good to be true’ promises, like too much ‘unlimited’ of this and that. Sometimes you have to pay for good services. That’ll give you less headaches in the long run.
So, don’t forget to simply click this hosting rating link if I get your attention too.
Birth and Death, they come and they go.
Aug 26th
My irregular blogposting has been brought about by sad events surrounding my family, both my own and in-law’s. Eleven months since my father’s death (last year) was followed by the death of an uncle, whom my siblings and I were close to, and also the passing of my father-in-law almost 3 months ago, who stood as my father for the past eleven years. Yes he stood as my father since I migrated from my own country (Philippines) to here (The Netherlands) when I married his son. So it has been a ‘dark’ year for me, my family and husband.
But we need to go on, I have to go on. Perhaps the pain gets less but we’ll never forget. Memories will linger for as long as our own time comes.
And then new lives sprung. We celebrated the birth of my cute little niece in June! Birthdays of nieces and nephews happened and so was mine 13 days ago.
I celebrated it the quiet way. On my birthday itself I chose to do nothing. No cooking. No visitors. No celebration. Just peace and quiet. I loved it!
The day after we had a small dinner with a couple of friends, dinner was prepared by me. Perhaps it’s rather childish but instead of having a post birthday cake, I made us adults some cake pops (see recipe here) I thought of sharing a photo because I was proud that I was able to make it since I don’t really bake a lot.
Well, I’m keeping it short. I guess I just wanted to let you know (all 2 readers of mine ) the reason why I was ‘quiet’.
People come and go, that’s a fact. But life has to go on for the living and left behind.
So it’s time to make some noise now, don’t you think so?
Pear blossom (LP 146)
Apr 6th
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Bago sumapit ang tagsibol (Spring) ay akin nang binalak na balik-balikan ang mga puno ng cherry blossom na aking nadadaanan tuwing ako ay mamimili sa shopping center na malapit sa amin bahay. Sabi ko sa aking sarili: ‘kailangan makunan ko ng larawan ang mga punong ito dahil 1-3 araw lamang ay matatapos agad ang pagsibol ng kanilang mga bulaklak.
Subalit nitong nakaraang weekend, ang aking maliit na pamilya ay nagbakasyon. Sa loob ng 2 gabi/3 araw ay nawala kami at mismong sa mga araw na iyon ay sumibol ang mga bulaklak ng mga puno at aking hindi inabutan!! Hindi ako nagbibiro kung sasabihin ko na ang laki ng panghihinayang ko dahil hindi na ito mauulit pa kundi maghihintay muli ako ng isang taon para lamang makakuha ng tsansa muli.
Pero alam nyo ba, sa likod lamang ng aming bahay ay may mga sumisibol na nag-gagandahang bulaklak sa mga puno, isa na ay mula sa aming puno ng pear (peras) .
Ang mga blossom na ito ang nagiging peras. Iyan ay kung hindi sila mauunahang sirain ng malakas na hangin o ulan. Buwan ng Septyembre at Oktubre, yan ang aking paboritong mga buwan dahil dyan ko napipitas ang mga peras! Ang klase po ng peras namin na ito ay iyong iniluluto.
Maligayang Huwebes ng LP sa inyong lahat…at Happy 3rd LP Anniversary din 
Luma na (LP 145: salamin sa mata)
Mar 30th
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Lagi ko’ng sinasabi sa mga pasyente ko noon na kapag hindi gagamitin ang salamin, kay-may grado ito o pang-porma lamang ay lagi itong lilinisin upang magtagal ang serbisyo nito.
Pero ayan, nakikita ninyo, ang salamin ko mismo ay kinalawang na!
Hindi naman po sa ito ay hindi ko nilinis, ito ay nakalimutan ko na mayroon ako at hindi ko ginamit o nahawakan man lang sa loob ng ilang taon! Naalala ko na noong taong 2004 ko pa ito huling ginamit ng kami ay magbakasyon. Dahil na ang bakasyon na iyon ay sa dagat, maalat ang tubig at hangin, hindi kataka-taka na kalawangin nga ito dahil HINDI ko ito nalinis ng husto bago itago. Sayang. Talagang sayang 
Nanghihingi na sya ng kapalit. Meron na. Ibang hugis naman, Aviator style. Caravan ang style ng nakikita ninyo.
Excited akong makita mga salamin ninyo…tiyak na dadalawin ko kayo! Happy LP, friends!
Yey for ducks! no to rats!
Mar 30th
Sign that Spring is here! Beautiful ducks are busy finding partners or already with partners scanning the waters and lands where they can eventually build their nests.
In our area, 90% of the young ducks do not survive as rats and fish get to them before they can even mature.
Sad. Seems like they’re part of the food chain.
Wild on Blue!
Mar 22nd
*photo was not edited, only watermarked and resized to 50% smaller..click for a larger image*
Last weekend, Saturday to be exact, while waiting for my husband who was inside the cigar store, I saw these swans nibbling particles in the water, taking in anything edible.
This is the beauty of having animals such as these being protected by law. People can enjoy them, watch them, without hurting them. Proving that humans and WILD animals can co-exist.
Supermoon
Mar 19th
“Supermoon”
It certainly was!
I guess like me, a lot of you have waited for today’s moon to appear on your skies and admire its massive presence.
It certainly was worth the wait, the cold air, the trembling hands, the irritated husband and impatient dog who were waiting for me while I was taking shot after shot after shot of the moon. I have never seen the moon this close!
Looking at it makes you appreciate how perfect this earth was created by The Almighty. And how lucky we are to experience occurance such as this.
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